EF-1 Tornado Confirmed In Livonia

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
953 PM EDT Wed Jun 5 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 06/05/24 for the Livonia Tornado...

.Overview...An EF-1 tornado was confirmed in Livonia.

.Livonia Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    95 mph
Path Length /statute/:  5.5 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   450 yards
Fatalities:             1
Injuries:               1

Start Date:             June 05, 2024
Start Time:             330 PM EDT
Start Location:         2 E Plymouth
Start Lat/Lon:          42.38 N / 83.43 W

End Date:               June 05, 2024
End Time:               339 PM EDT
End Location:           3 NE Livonia
End Lat/Lon:            42.43 N / 83.34 W

Survey Summary: The tornado touched down just east of the
intersection of Schoolcraft Rd and Eckles Rd and traveled
northeast into Mason Rd, just north of I-96. The tornado
continued into the intersection of Nola Rd and Lyndon Rd,
uprooting large trees, snapping off large tree limbs, and
producing some damage to residential housing. The tornado then
traveled across Newburgh Rd into Levan Rd near the 5 mi
intersection, close to the intersection of Ellen Dr. and 5 mi rd,
where mainly tree damage was found. The tornado continued to
travel northeast into Farmington and 6 mi, uprooting trees around
this location. The tornado continued through Rotary Park where large trees
and tree limbs were sheared off, and then moved into Beverly Park,
where the damage was mainly sporadic downed tree limbs.
The tornado lifted just southwest of 7 mi and Middlebelt Rd.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.